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Robotic Focus To The Vision Lunar Precursor … of Acquisition NASA Marshall Space Flight Cents...
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Source of Acquisition NASA Marshall Space Flight C e n t s Lunar Precursor Robotic Program: A Robotic Focus To The Vision Raymond A. ~rench', Mark E. ~a11' Technology & ISRULead, Lunar Precursor Robotic Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville AL 35812 Commercial & International Partnering, Lunar Precursor Robotic Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville AL 35812 Abstract. In April 2006, NASA, with help from the commercial and international communities, began developing a global Lunar Exploration Strategy. These activities resulted in themes that expanded on why we should return to the Moon and objectives that identify what we should do when we get there. NASA used these results to develop a Lunar Architecture designed to achieve the subset of the global Lunar Exploration Strategy objectives that fit within NASA's scope. A component of this architecture is the Lunar Precursor Robotic Program. This Program, anticipated to consist of both lunar orbiters and landers, is intended to meet many of NASA's lunar exploration objectives. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20070018284 2018-05-05T12:26:20+00:00Z
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